Remember Coldplay’s unsuccessful attempt at a “Billie Jean” cover? As I pointed out earlier, “Billie Jean” is one of the most difficult songs to perform live because of how layered it is. It’s pointless to even attempt to emulate MJ’s vocals when performing this live, and that was Coldplay’s undoing. Unless you’re Christina Aguilera, trying to mimic Michael Jackson’s voice is akin to trying to sound like T-Pain without using Auto-Tune. Mos Def must have seen that Coldplay video because he pretty much performed “Billie Jean” as Mos Def rather than try to match the King’s vocals. And no stupid menstrual pain dancing either.
[Via: Nah Right by way of Prefix]
